WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Coalition Provisional Authority staff came under attack in Nasiriyah, Iraq and were evacuated from their headquarters late Monday, military officials said.
The building was attacked by the militia loyal to the young cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who is wanted in connection with the murder of another cleric in Najaf a year ago, U.S. Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt said Tuesday.
"Coalition forces are securing the property while Sadr militia are using hit-and-run tactics in various parts of the city," Kimmitt said.
A coalition headquarters in al-Amarah was also attacked with seven mortar rounds on three occasions Monday, he said.
The formerly restive Fallujah has been calm since a local battalion of fighters took over security there from U.S. Marines, although there has yet to be a surrender of any heavy weapons, a senior military official told UPI.
